Angels Camp police responded to a report of a verbal dispute between a man and a woman about 6:45 a.m. Monday on Gold Cliff Road, officers said. A woman had locked herself in a bathroom and a man, identified as 29-year-old San Andreas resident Michael Wilmshurst, was standing outside, reportedly armed with a knife and possibly under the influence of drugs, police said.

When officers arrived, Wilmshurst refused orders, got into his vehicle and drove away, starting a pursuit in which he drove erratically and violated several traffic laws, authorities said. Wilmshurst stopped his vehicle on Highway 49 near Carol Kennedy Drive. He was arrested on suspicion of evading a peace officer, reckless driving and resisting arrest, police said.